Attie Seated Figure Statue Antique African Sculpture

A Divine Old Attie Seated Female Figure Diviner's Statue w/ Articulating Arms
Antique African Art Tribal Sculpture Lagoon Region, Cote d'Ivoire

Collected from the: Attie peoples along the Lagoon Regions of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa
Material: Hardwood, iron, kaolin, pigments, skin oil
Estimated Period: Early 20th century
Dimensions: 20.75" height, 5.5" width, 5.5" depth; weight is 4 pounds
Condition: Excellent. Exquisite signs of age and wear, burnished skin oil patina indicative of ritual rubbings and extensive tribal use. Expertly executed early indigenous repairs to head and left breast, age cracks on stool all test stable. Left front corner of stool was lost early on, exposed wood displays significant patination - a superb specimen!

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